shinda

Updated: May 10, 2025

But as the eyes grow accustomed to the gloaming it becomes manifest that these were never haka; they are only little towers of stone and pebbles deftly piled up by long and patient labour. 'Shinda kodomo no shigoto, my kurumaya murmurs with a compassionate smile; 'all this is the work of the dead children. And we disembark.

Lafcadio Hearn - Glimpses of Unfamiliar Japan : First Series